online seminar: DE-NL Online Integrated Photonics Symposium 2026

Summary

The symposium will be held online in a half-day format, bringing together leading voices from the Germany and the Netherlands to strengthen collaboration in integrated photonics. 

The event will focus on:

• Integrated photonics ecosystems in Germany and the Netherlands
• Advances in photonic technologies and applications
• Industry perspectives and emerging companies
• Collaboration opportunities across research, industry, and policy

The program includes sessions featuring key industry players, research leaders, and ecosystem organisations from both countries. The target audience is strategic and technical decision-makers from the industry as well as their R&D staff.

Event details

• Event: NL-DE Integrated Photonics Online Symposium
• Dates: 25 June 2026
• Format: Online, half-day sessions (~3 hours )

Scaling Photonic Integrated Circuits: From Wafers to Deployment

Scope: Silicon photonics, InP, SiN, heterogeneous integration, packaging, co-packaged
optics, LiDAR, quantum PICs

Day 1 — PIC Manufacturing & Market Deployment
13:30 – 13:40 | Opening: The Role of DE–NL in Europe’s PIC Manufacturing Stack OpTecBB
13:40 – 14:00 | Keynote: Scaling PIC Platforms in Europe by XFab
14:00 – 14:20 | Market Data: Co-Packaged Optics & Optical I/O for AI Data Centers by YOLE/Light counting
14:20 – 14:40 | NL Case Studies for PIC Industrialization: Smart Photonics or PHIX
14:40 – 15:00 | Break
15:00 – 15:20 | PIC Packaging in Practice: Fiber Attach, Alignment & Thermal Control by Fraunhofer IZM
15:20 – 15:40 | DE Case Studies: PICs for Quantum by Q.ANT
15:40 – 16:00 | Investor Brief: Capital Requirements & ROI in PIC Manufacturing by Photon Ventures or some other investor
16:0 – 16:20 | EU Chips Act & Pilot Lines: Accessing PIC Fabrication Infrastructure by TNO or TU/e or APECS pilotline
16:30 | Day 1 Close